Blue Note – BLP 1564Rec. Date : May 19, 1957 Bass : Paul ChambersDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : Tommy FlanaganTenor Sax : Clifford JordanTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 03/29/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/28/1958Special Merit Jazz Album Chambers grows on bass with each new effort. In this set he fronts a group of hard bop jazz men that spotlights D. Byrd, trumpet; C.…
Blue Note – BLP 1560Rec. Date : April 21, 1957 Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyAlto Sax : John JenkinsBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Bobby TimmonsTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 03/17/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 01/11/1958 Here are five readings from some of jazzdom’s foremost personalities. The sextet features prominent musicians Mobley (tenor sax), Donald Byrd (trumpet), and “Philly” Joe Jones (drums). The items…
Blue Note – BLP 1548Rec. Dates : February 11, 1957, February 12, 1957 Organ : Jimmy SmithAlto Sax : Lou DonaldsonDrums : Art BlakeyGuitar : Eddie McFaddenTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/25/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 12/02/1957Score of 77 A relaxed blowing session with plenty of room for participants H. Mobley, L. Donaldson, D. Byrd, etc., to spread out. Only…
Blue Note – BLP 1547Rec. Dates : February 11, 1957, February 13, 1957 Organ : Jimmy SmithAlto Sax : Lou DonaldsonDrums : Art Blakey, Donald BaileyGuitar : Eddie McFaddenTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/24/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 07/15/1957 First of a series of LPs built around organist Jimmy Smith and featuring top artists from Blue note roster – D. Byrd, H.…
Blue Note – BLP 1545Rec. Date : January 27, 1957 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Peck MorrisonDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Herman FosterTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/22/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 07/01/1957Score of 72 Second Donaldson set for Blue Note in last two months. Tho the material and blowing is typically boppish, the straight-ahead, uncluttered feeling of the performances lend…
Blue Note – BLP 1542Rec. Date : December 16, 1956 Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Gene RameyDrums : Max RoachPiano : Wynton KellyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/19/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/30/1957Jazz Special Merit Album Any listener jaded with the sameness of the modern sounds can freshen up with this one. Here’s some of the most vigorous and…
Blue Note – BLP 1540Rec. Date : November 25, 1956 Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Horace SilverTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 02/17/2019Stream this Album Billboard 03/30/1957Score of 77 Still another on the Silver–Mobley–Byrd collections, but this time with the lesser-accepted Mobley name on top. However, there are additional sparks here from the addition of another trumpet,…
Blue Note – BLP 1539Rec. Date : November 10, 1956 Piano : Horace SilverBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/16/2019Stream this Album AudioCharles A. Robertson : April, 1957 With the dispersal of the Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver has formed his own quintet to act as a vehicle for his distinctive compositions and imaginative…
Blue Note – BLP 1534Rec. Date : September 21, 1956 Bass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : John ColtraneTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/11/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/26/1957Score of 77 This is only the second LP which Chambers has been the “headliner,” but his work on bass on so many albums in the…
